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Oaty Peanut Butter Cookies

Oaty Peanut Butter Cookies
"I call these ’What I Had On Hand’ cookies because I created them with whatever ingredients were in my kitchen at the time," says Sherry Craw of Mattoon, Illinois. Peanut butter, oats, toffee bits and chocolate chips will make frequent requests in your home.
60 ServingsPrep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cups butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup reduced-fat peanut butter
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 egg whites
  • 2 cups old-fashioned oats
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup English toffee bits or almond brickle chips

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter and sugars until
  • light and fluffy. Beat in egg and egg whites. Combine the oats,
  • flour, cinnamon and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture.
  • Stir in chocolate chips and toffee bits.
  • Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated with
  • cooking spray; flatten slightly. Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes
  • or until golden brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans
  • to wire racks. Yield: 5 dozen.
Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie equals 82 calories,
© Taste of Home 2013

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Oaty Peanut Butter Cookies (continued)

Nutrition Facts: 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 9 mg cholesterol, 59 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1 starch.
© Taste of Home 2013